Artillery-projectile.



PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.-

F. ZIEGENPUSS.

A-RTILLERY PROJEOTILE.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1905.

Elli? T0 FEEDS GERMANY.

@FFEUM FBIEDRECH ZlEG-ENFUSS 5} ET-BELEJ-Ufi lHE-RUHR, GERZKJAN ASSIGNOR l .lAFTlX ()F ESSEX-ON-TH.E-RU-IR,-

Epeeifieetien Letters Latent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1807.

. ipgliantiml filed September 258 1905. Burial 1Z0. 280 552.

a Fesident of Essen-on-tl1e-Eul1r, l

have invented certain new and us pz'fi'vemems 3 31 Artillery-Pm}eellles, e. fiche l ullmflj a SPEGlfiCSLlJlQIl.

The present invention relates to projectiles containing e shrapnel e a shell qlmrge. V'ihen the shell such g'lrojeeblle is sgmued fremthe i e e. projectile, some time will elapse betw impaeu end the detenelio'n charge, and. time delay 1118 3 be permit; the prejeciile to pa the tez' et l'JBlC-i' lam say, fail to attain its Teal eb The present inv emit-ion.

la the aceempenying (lIlE-Wlifi" e21 bedimerat of the inven'bion is shown 1 0f @X'llUPlG.

The bore of the prejeetile-lmfl vicled by a strong pa tition int x which. enl izel another. Tl'ie feremest shmmel e l),

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ivllicl mean? of a sex'ew-plug H, em shell. charge J \VlllCll is &- m ll-pm z l'large. For tl ,gnitlen of w pez'cussien-lfuse l5; is provided cured in. the plug H and. pro} shell charge.

l'lhen the projectile hits the impact immediately the guns emvidecl with pmtectingshields. l3 case tlne explosion of the shrapnel charge (I is eilee'ieil by the time-filse the reurwardlydirected shock lmngs the percusslon-fuse .l\ 111w opemtlon, and the detonatwn of the shell charge takes place in immediate succ 31011 0f the exillosion of the shrapnel 1 rge fillxe part of the prmeemle referee produces in this instance a ecive fragments.

Having thus described the invention, Whatis claimed as new therein is 1. A projectile provided with a'tmnsverso partitien dividing the projectile ijlto a front elm nl'ler and a rear chamber, a shrapnel e and e lime-fuse in the front chamber, gall and an impact-fuse in saill s0 ell liar/Y .Lmn ER.

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